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PUBLIC LAW 88-320-JUNE 13, 1964

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railroad. Such approaches, curbing, sidewalk paving, guard rails on approaches and surface paving on such projects as shall be within the rights of way of a railroad company or companies shall be owned and maintained, repaired and renewed by the Commission; rails, pipes and lines shall be owned and maintained, repaired and renewed by the railroad company or companies. (^4) q^j^g power and authority granted in this article to the Comluissiou to coustruct nsw or additional approach highways shall not be exercised unless and until the Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall have filed with the Commission its written approval as to approach highways to be located in said (Commonwealth and the State Highway Department of the State of Xew Jersey shall have filed with the Commission its written approval as to approach highways to be located in said State. (5) The effectuation of any of the purposes authorized by this article, and the exercise or performance by the Commission of any of its powers or duties in connection with effectuation of any such purpose, shall not be subject to any restrictions, limitations or provisions provided for or set forth in Article X II hereof. The bridge or ferries referred to in this article may be established, constructed or erected by the Commission notwithstanding the terms and provisions of any other agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania jind the State of New Jersey. (6) The Commission shall not construct or erect the bridge referred to in this article unless and until the (jovernor of the State of New Jersey and the (lovernor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall have filed with the (Commission their written consents to such construction or erection. (7) The Commission is hereby granted the following power's in addition to any other powers heretofore or hereafter granted to i t: (a) To abandon, close off, dismantle, sell or otherwise dispose of, any project or facility, or any part thereof, or any other property, which the Commission may determine to be no longer useful or necessary for public use. (b) To effectuate any of its authorized purposes either directly or indirectly by or through wholly owned subsidiary corporations. Any such subsidiary corporation shall be a public corporate instrumentality of the (5ommonw"ealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey for such purposes and shall be deemed to be exercising an essential governmental function in effectuating such purposes. Any such subsidiary corporation and any of its property, functions and activities shall have such of the privileges, immunities, tax and other exemptions of the Commission and of the Commission's property, functions and activities, and such of the rights, powers and duties of the Commission, as the (Commission shall determine. (8) The power of the Commission, which is hereby confirmed, to purchase, construct, lease, finance, operate, maintain and own a terminal facility consisting in whole or in part of a parking area or place, garage, building, improvement, structure, or other accommodation for the parking or storage of motor or other vehicles, including all real or personal property necessary or desirable in connection therewith, shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, be exercised only at such place, in the vicinity of and in connection with, or as a part of any bridge, tunnel, ferry, railroad, rapid transit system, transportation or terminal facility, as the Commission may determine to be necessary or desirable.

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